Alpine Skiers Run Out of Luck : Postponement: Women’s super-G is rescheduled for today after snowstorm creates dangerous course conditions.

The Killy luck with the weather finally ran out Monday, halfway through the Alpine skiing program. A persistent snowstorm, which created dangerous course conditions and hampered visibility, forced postponement of the women’s super-G until today.

As a result, the race will go up against the men’s giant slalom, starring Italy’s Alberto Tomba, at Val d’Isere. It is the first such conflict, with five of the 10 Alpine events already having been held.

The postponement also means that the women’s final three races will be staged on successive days--the super-G today, the giant slalom Wednesday and the slalom Thursday--assuming there are no further problems with the weather.

Jean-Claude Killy, co-president of the Albertville organizing committee, visited this venue Monday morning, when it appeared that there still was a chance the race would be held. The starting time was delayed from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. (local time). However, at about 12:30, it became obvious that the weather was going to be the day’s only winner, and several thousand fans trudged back down the hill to their buses.

Maybe the problem was that Killy wore a black and orange San Francisco Giant baseball cap while making his rounds.

The starting order will remain the same for the women’s super-G, with Diann Roffe of Potsdam, N.Y., the only American in the first seed, going No. 6.

Carole Merle, carrying the host nation’s hopes, is next, and Heidi Zeller of Switzerland, tied with the Frenchwoman for the lead in the World Cup super-G standings, starts No. 9. Between them is Katja Seizinger of Germany. Alpine combined gold medalist Petra Kronberger of Austria is No. 14, ahead of Canadian Kerrin Lee-Gartner, who won the downhill gold medal Saturday.

The three other Americans are in the second group: Julie Parisien of Auburn, Me., No. 21; Eva Twardokens of Santa Cruz, No. 23, and downhill silver medalist Hilary Lindh of Juneau, Alaska, No. 25.

A U.S. medal today would be something of an upset. Roffe and Twardokens are more proficient in the giant slalom, and Parisien usually has better luck in the slalom. Lindh is mainly a downhiller, but she has an affinity for this mountain.

Roffe, like Lindh, is riding a wave of confident skiing, but said the other day she doesn’t really know why.

“I’m skiing much better than expected,” said Roffe, who won the giant slalom gold medal in the 1985 World Alpine Ski Championships at Bormio, Italy, at 17.

“Coming off a knee injury, it’s not an easy task. But right now, I’m skiing the best giant slalom of my life. I don’t know why. Sure, being married helps. It took a big weight off my shoulders.”

Roffe suffered a torn knee ligament during training at Morzine, France, in mid-December of 1990, and sat out the rest of last season. She married Willi Steinrotter, who coaches skiing, lacrosse and soccer at Clarkson College, in June.

“I’ve discovered that skiing is only one part of life,” Roffe said. “I’m happy now, and I won’t fall apart if I don’t meet people’s expectations. There are five of us who are battling at the top in GS--Merle, (Italy’s Deborah) Campagnoni, (Switzerland’s Vreni) Schneider, Eva (Twardokens) and myself. We’re on another level from the rest, and the rivalry gives us all a big lift.”

Asked to rate her chances for a medal Wednesday, Roffe said: “I can’t worry about it. The Olympics are a one-race deal. With the women I’m skiing against, who knows what will happen?”

Roffe could manage only a 12th-place finish in the 1988 Olympic giant slalom at Calgary, but she said: “That was four years ago, and I was just happy to be there. Now, I know I’m a definite threat.”

Back at Val d’Isere, Tomba made his first inspection of the giant slalom hill and took seven runs, after which he said: “The snow is very soft and the visibility bad, so I hope the weather is better for the race. Otherwise, after the first five numbers, the course will not be in very good shape.”

Today, Tomba will be trying to become the first Alpine skier to win gold medals in the same event in successive Winter Olympics. If he succeeds, then he will try to make it a double-double in the slalom Saturday at Les Menuires.